I Paid $5,200 for this Mechanically Totaled Porsche. Here’s What it Cost to Make it Roadworthy...

[@nkoury64]

You should continue working on the Porsche Panamera.

[@princeali316]

Agreed

[@mickdee6590]

Definitely, then then Camaro!

[@muhamadardianridwan9320]

Yes!

[@PhelpsTalks]

and then he didn't continue working on the panamera :(

[@LuisFranciscoFontalvoRomero]

Hi Sam, that Panamera deserves a second, third and fourth lease in life. Keep it budget friendly as always, though. Keep the content coming.

[@johnericgarcia]

Go ahead and finish that Porshe, it's going to be a nice daily driver.

[@wrxsubaru02]

And then sell it.

[@princeali316]

@@wrxsubaru02 Take your 02 Subaru to the junker.

[@wrxsubaru02]

@@princeali316 Aww, did my comment hurt your feelings? Btw, I haven’t owned a Subaru in almost 20 years.

[@princeali316]

​@@wrxsubaru02 *Leaves jaded comment on YT* *Gets jaded comment back* *Starts crying about it*

[@wrxsubaru02]

@@princeali316 You’re a strange one.

[@BDLCalton]

I had a 2010 Panamera 4S. Absolutely a magnificent car. My high pressure fuel pump went out, it was labor intensive and expensive. Be cautious of the remanufactured parts. The first one was no good. The job is so labor intensive, I suggest biting the bullet and getting one directly from Porsche. That's a job you don't want to repeat. Also, don't forget the cam bushing.

[@BDLCalton]

I'm saying the Panamera was a fantastic car, unlike the BMW 335!.

[@joshuarobinson5455]

Great question ​@ayo9057

[@thomasharris5151]

@ayo9057good question! You thinking about buying one?

[@wrth]

@ayo9057 like with every high maintenance car only buy it if you can afford to buy it twice

[@mickdee6590]

Not anymore! There's good made in Germany aftermarket now!

[@mightysprocket]

I would clean the engine and undercarriage to see if the bolt tightening helped. Then replace the tail light, do the front brakes, bump-stops and upper strut bearings. If after those items and the car is doing well, go after the hi-press fuel pump, and repair/replace the driver's door card. Give it a good detail and enjoy it!

[@ken2tou]

Yup! A good dose of brake clean will cut that oil! Ask Rainman!

[@Nyx_88888]

yeah like all that bs is gonna happen, this is KZbin, it'll go rot now to supply KZbin viewers with more content

[@countluke2334]

Is there even a downside of doing the high pressure fuel pump once it fails?

[@peterbowden2646]

Yep go ahead and refurb but still stick to a strict budget. With all your knowledge how and contacts this could be a keeper for you to use sparingly bearing in mind the mileage👍

[@marvindebot3264]

Not if you have tow insurence.@@countluke2334

[@googlsearch]

Go ahead and continue with all small and not small fixes and repairs. Nice to watch!

[@runningon-dinosaurs1569]

Hi Sam let's see a deep dive into the Panamera

[@craigo2656]

agreed

[@Kernwaffe88]

​@@craigo2656indeed

[@mickdee6590]

yes!

[@johnmcmahon8616]

I’d like to see more work done on the Panamera. We learn a lot from your videos and my wife has started watching. You definitely present affordable luxury and give us ideas for our own projects.

[@horatiop818]

I vote for fully sorting out this Panamera...Door-card included 🙂

[@Stormy177]

Looks like you're missing a part - there are two (clean) screw holes at 12:36 (and you stick your hand in the gap between them at 12:37), then at 12:42 there's clearly something mounted in the same space on the driver's side. If needs be, take it off to find its part number, then reinstall it (assuming it's in good condition) and buy and install its passenger side equivalent. You'll probably find that engine movement reduces dramatically once it's braced on both sides.

[@vinny6_9]

good eye!

[@ourv9603]

Jay Leno said ' The classic car business is great. You buy an old barn find for a couple grand, put 20 or 30 grand into it and sell it at auction for 18 or 20 grand.' !

[@tommorgan1291]

Do you know me? But my barn fineis 1976 Eldorado. Hopefully I think.it's done and I only have $32,000 in it. How can I get away with it? I'm single.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Meh. Hobbies cost money.

[@williamedward3198]

Some of us just aren’t emotionally available like that, Tom. Enjoy the El Dorado and spend every last dime you make - cheers.

[@potatochobit]

@@tommorgan1291 lots of single old men want an eldorado or el camino. join a gun club.

[@prawnstar9213]

Merp.. and then the economy breaks and what was normal is never again.. the Supreme Court rules that any car made before 2002 is not road worthy and cannot be registered. those classics are junk or go to a museum. Just want to put some perspective into that

[@James-d9z3i]

Thanks!

[@NickRoshon]

You can retrofit CarPlay to the PCM using a jumper chip for like $300 if you really want to modernize the interior

[@koolkiddie]

What to search for in KZbin for a tutorial/guide

[@robertanna9964]

I just did my Cayman (same PCM 3.1) for less than $200 through Ali.

[@maxxxgsd]

Please explain more how do you get car play ?

[@baboonman]

Mr 12 volt is the best system right now. Has less issues and fully integrates with the digital optical audio rather than using aux.

[@baboonman]

@@maxxxgsdget the Mr 12 volt system

[@donsturtevant2396]

Max torque on a 1/4” bolt is 4ft lbs…5/16” is 8 lbs. Also the length of a PERPENDICULAR extension has nothing to do with torque readings, but PARALLEL is a different story

[@belledetector]

Finish the job. You can probably do it for 2k and own a well serviced Panamera for under 8K. Great deal!

[@pierrex3226]

What would be the resale value of such a car?

[@andyb7031]

I bought a 2012 high mileage Diesel Panamera from an independent dealer, also bought a warranty which I’ve used to the tune of around 2 grand GBP so can’t complain. Next job is to replace the electric oil pump in the gearbox which has failed (it only effects start/stop so not too bothered), I just need to find out if it needs coding with a Porsche diagnostic, if not it’s a relatively cheap fix.

[@gumbie007]

Can you please reference which warranty you’re using if you would still recommend them? Thanks in advance 🙏👍😎

[@ahyaan2552]

Which warranty did you use here in the uk

[@mmllmmll22]

@andyb7031 please give it a chip tune! Diesels needs them to show their TRUE nature. As in stock tune they are tuned to emissions, not fully fuel economy and especially in power. On "old continent" i think EVERY diesel (not like all cars, but at least 1 car with engine xxx) has been modified with tune tho

[@ChrisPatrick-q6k]

Watch out for the chain, and white smoke on a warm idle.

[@Beer_Dad1975]

@@mmllmmll22 "True nature" being clattery low revving stinkers?

[@TheGrungeChild]

Honestly Sam, that Segway (Monday through Sunday) was the smoothest Segway I have ever heard in my 40 plus years on this earth. . I was shocked as I pride myself on being all offended and skipping ahead at Segway time. You got me. Good work.. great writing.

[@DellHell1]

Yes, fix the Porsche. Great video, really respect your car knowledge. Get a drivers door panel from the Uk, if you could, it would be clean.

[@pegcity4eva]

You mean one that was originally from England and found its way to Latvia

[@Rteula]

One of my favourite things about you sam is that it feels like you do this because you love it, and the camera/KZbin comes after. A lot of these KZbinrs are just doing ridiculous builds for clout (while interesting, seems inauthentic)

[@scottgoodson5132]

I couldn’t agree more. The things Sam does are along the lines of what I’d do (if I had time, money, a KZbin channel, etc 😂. I’d much rather watch Sam resurrect this Panamera than watch Hoovie destroy a baby Range Rover mudding with it.

[@marcoalvarez6647]

A transmission fluid check or maintenance might be a good idea still. Glad you were able to save the motor

[@arsinoeivlostprincess4228]

I"d work on it. Fix it up. I've always been interested in them since Randy from Auto Auction Rebuild drove one back from California. Impressive road car. The six got stellar gas mileage.

[@cbarr0288]

I would love to see the Porsche detailed inside and out

[@ianmangham4570]

You would 😮

[@princeali316]

Panamera are awesome cars. We had one roll in to our shop for the CarPlay mod. The build quality on them is pretty solid. Very comfortable too.

[@Beauloqs]

Great start to a Sunday, thanks Sam!

[@frederik_probst]

honestly, finish the panamera first. When sorted out, the car will be a really nice daily driver. I currently have the Turbo model of the same generation as my daily and i could not be more happy with it. The early V8 Panameras in general are a good value imo, for not very much money you get decent power, good driving dynamics and a still good looking and quality interior. Only downsides are the maintainance costs obviously, but thats the price to pay for driving a porsche.

[@ke0kie]

Would love to get the dealership owners feedback after they tied to scam you

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Scam? They consider that normal business practice. They are in the business to profit from replacing parts and charging through the nose for said parts and their extreme labour rates.

[@Beer_Dad1975]

I think they were more trying to get rid of him than scam him - probably didn't even look at the car properly and just listed a bunch of parts they'd expect needed replacement on a car of that mileage/age. Dealerships don't want to work on old cars, they prefer working on cars under warranty so they can just send their monthly bill to the manufacturer and get paid at the end of the month, no hassles.

[@deplorablelibertarian]

They gave him an insane quote in order to get rid of him...I've had it happen a few times.

[@johnf8877]

Some other guy will come in and pay them. They don’t care.

[@andrewjackson8401]

I think he should try to follow up after he takes a car in and then fixes it for a couple hundred after they quote him thousands and dont even address the actual issue he took it in for… great idea!!!!!

[@robg7896]

Been watching you for years. Keep up the great work and know that we live through your videos. Not all of us have the time and more importantly, the money to get our hands on the high end vehicles you buy.

[@deebee3901]

Keep fixing it SC, I'm loving seeing the journey on this one. Very different and enjoyable!

[@ken2tou]

Fix it! It’s fun watching the process and results Sam!

[@wags9777]

I'm certain there's a torque rating for those oil PAN bolts.😊 you probably just created a leak in the middle now

[@User0000000000000004]

This. 100%

[@latestarter7761]

He’s has to pull the pan to fix a leak either way. Worth the gamble imo

[@prosewat99]

With 180k miles on the original RTV the torque specs would be well off anyway. I would just tighten by feel to slightly compress that hardened RTV and check back in a week after cleaning the oil off of it.

[@A1Pro77]

PLEASE continue the great work you’re doing on this Panamera! I vote for the deep dive🙏🏾

[@lukejones7366]

What if it's not the high pressure pump but rather the pressure valve that holds the pressure while it's off? It's designed to hold the pressure from when the car had been running the last time

[@BDLCalton]

90% of the time, it's the HPFP. The sensors rarely go bad.

[@lukejones7366]

@@BDLCalton there's one way valves after the fuel pump that hold the pressure when the car is off.. If that valve doesn't hold the pressure it needs to be built back up before the car will quickly start. Might just turn the key to on for ten seconds before starting it cold, if that changes how quickly it starts that it might point to that check valve. It's not a sensor

[@curlymyhero]

Always loved Sam Crac for his total honesty. Very rare nowadays. Also a 1st rate mechanic.

[@fiily1]

2nd gen panamera's are one of my fav's. Still a decent ride for under $6k with everything fixed, it's a no brainer to fix the brakes, hpfp, and the bump stops and this would be a great daily.

[@mariusmcleod2487]

I can tell you first hand Sam those Porsche V8's are no slouch. I have the same engine in my 04 Cayenne turbo S paired with the six speed transmission it is a blast to drive.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

I don't understand why anyone would buy a Panamera over a Cayenne? The Cayenne has more seating and lots of easy access cargo space, not to mention AWD and a more comfortable seating position. They look better too.

[@mariusmcleod2487]

​@@OMGWTFLOLSMH I agree that the look of the Panamera sort of looks like Porsche tried to introduce a family version of the 911, but it just never appealed to me. I love my Cayenne; it has a lot of room for luggage and groceries alike. The neat thing that sold me on it were the somewhat hidden compartments, plus the AWD comes in great in the winter; it just glides through the snow as though it were never there.

[@killahb33]

Yes please keep going with the Panamera, I have been eyeing one for a while so this will be great.

[@mybugmy64bug31]

yes please continue! i almost purchased a panamera a month ago. I want to know what can go wrong. Most people dont like the 4 door porsche, but i think they are equally as beautiful. really liking this series

[@BDLCalton]

I had a 2010 4S for years. The only real problem was the high-pressure fuel pump. Unlike my BMW 335i. I've spent 10,000 bucks in one year on maintenance and repairs.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

The 2nd gens were acceptable looking, these first gens are odd looking in the rear end, to me anyway.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

@@BDLCalton - Unlike your 335i? I thought those cars had notoriously bad HP fuel pumps? Not to mention turbo wastegate issues.

[@mybugmy64bug31]

@@BDLCalton woof!! $10k in a year?? dang, i guess i'll keep playing the lottery, no way i could ever afford the maintenance. im a bit of gearhead and have restored several cars, but every time i learn more about the high quality of these high end brands, yeah the quality is best experienced when they are new.

[@vinny6_9]

@@mybugmy64bug31 he was talking about his beemer being $10k/yr

[@baldisaerodynamic9692]

slow crank can also be an aging fuel filter too. thats what caused my long cranking on my older mercedes S500. as soon as i changed the filter, it fired up way faster....however, then my fuel pump decided to take a dump. but it was the OE pump and filter from 2003 at the time was 18 years old and 290k miles...according to the date codes on both parts indicating they were both never changed.

[@davidfrank2824]

I vote for you to fix this up. I think this is an opportunity to show that a high mileage car can be reliable and not cost an arm and a leg to fix. If you decide to do the work I would pull the fuel pump first. Depending on how it's designed and how well it's been holding up you could possibly just get away with the motor. If I'm not mistaken you've done that before on one of the high-dollar cars.

[@alano2875]

Great Video. Older Bargain Basement Luxury vehicles are such an exciting gamble. Thanks for sharing your adventure.

[@kingkongrc247]

The car dealer is a big rip off they charged me 4500 for a 250 dollar job and I didn't find out until a honest mechanic told me they ripped me off 😢.

[@new2me78]

BMW dealer tried charging me $870 to replace washer pump on my bmw. I replaced it myself for $30 in 30 minutes

[@johnnyvdpijll2927]

Hi Sam, could be also the high pressure fuel pump sensor. With older diesels often the fuel pump itself is still okay and just replacing the fuel pump sensor on the fuel pump will get the crank back to normal.

[@shysgarage2405]

Finish the Panamera!!!

[@ChrisPatrick-q6k]

Yeah, run it for a while

[@DaveHeideger]

I hope you fix the Panamera all the way Sam!!

[@mazi16v]

Stepmom wont help anymore?

[@PWbflo]

Stepmom needs to come show Sam how to spin a wrench… Or maybe act like she’s “stuck”

[@wasntme3651]

@@PWbflo Haha she’s his sister.

[@letterspace1letterspace266]

​@@wasntme3651 ... Step sister

[@jdenha7078]

@@wasntme3651really? 😂

[@Gold63Beast]

I thought he was going to say his step mom has an amazing grass/bush. 😂

[@igappleg3]

I AM EXCITED TO SEE THE PROGRESS. PLEASE KEEP US POSTED. ALWAYS GOOD TO PUT THESE BEAUTIFUL VEHICLES OUT ON THE ROADS.

[@trabantdelux]

It looked like there was a part missing on the front suspension above the engine mount.

[@Pedal2Metal_on_YouTube]

Yes, you should properly give it more love and fix everything on it... it needs additional love Sam!

[@AsterixSlashStar]

The Camaro is great too but I would love to see you do the high pressure fuel pump job

[@1Gaumer]

Keep the Panamera videos coming I just bought one 3 days ago. Need to know how to do these projects!

[@Dstagz]

Babe wake up, Samcrac just dropped

[@ianmcclory9297]

I bought a porsche macan but as I bought it new they gave me free services for years but these porsche dealerships in the US are just taking the piss over $2,000 for spark plugs and engine mounts for over $4,000 when they are clearly still fune this is just a rip off and they should be ashamed of themselves good work Sam for revealing this overcharging it's not a good look !

[@jasoningram9928]

Sam, you're like a freaking Superhero rescuing mechanically totaled cars. Great job!

[@Nyx_88888]

wasn't totaled

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

He makes it look easy through the miracle of editing. The amount of labour and time spent between doing the work, shopping for parts, picking up parts, waiting for deliveries of parts, etc. It all adds up to a sizeable project, boiled down to 30 mins.

[@hightowerjared]

Man, i dont know a ton about cars but your videos are extremely interesting and educational! i appreciate that!

[@johnymst]

12am here in Sydney, Australia so last one for me before bed 😁

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Funny, I said the same thing at 2am in Canada.

[@johnymst]

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH haha we're all tuning in here at different times of the night!

[@steveharrigan1296]

love to see you fix the Panamera!! love your DIY videos. you are the king of getting things done cheap. love the resourcefulness. Keep up the great work.

[@ezesrebuilds1174]

Whoever is watching this video, I hope this day will be a great day.

[@yang2382]

It was not a great day

[@henrymatthews9365]

Yup love my mag ride on my mdx . Replaced them at 180k ish miles. Cost about 900a piece for the front and around 750 for the rear. I did the work myself. Transferred the spring wasnt bad at all. Also the parts department game me a deal. Paid 600 a piece for all 4. Acura actually covered them under manufacturer warranty till 140k miles. But I just drug my feet on that warranty work.

[@Ollie2846]

Please finish this project. I have always wanted one,and I am enjoying watching.

[@Craig-c5e]

Hello from the UK!! Yes please fix everything Sam! 😃

[@peterpowers4851]

Let Sam know in the comments everyone.

[@rogercollins2653]

You know Sam this is probably the first car that you've gotten to like a real drivability in quite a while and you know what you picked a good one I truly like your pics on cars that you buy because then we're sitting there going you know I was thinking about buying a car just like that in if samcrac trying to fix it and if he can't fix it well then I guess it's probably not a great car. 🎉🎉🎉

[@TonyS26]

These are shockingly reliable, any of the 1st gen V8 panameras don't have a ton of nagging issues. The V6 and the Audi stuff is much less reliable. I saw someone mention "bad PDKs" below, and that has not been what I've seen when researching these. It's super common for these to last a long time. They are sealed though, but there are companies that fix them, you don't need to "call around".

[@ianhayes1942]

Pdk only go bad if no service has been done just like a engine oil change you can literally do everything yourself

[@afre3398]

If a dust boot get loose the damper are prone to fail rather sooner than later. Because dust get in and eat away the sealant material. And you got a leaking damper

[@MarcusPryor-w1e]

Make it a daily driver...😊

[@daverunyan4239]

Oh do the Panamera! I have been planning on a used one for a retirement project but am not an experienced DIYer like you.

[@royshroud9536]

Fix the Porsche till its better than new!

[@philipmulville8218]

Have to say Sam is a really great presenter. Super smooth delivery.

[@sleepysamk1400]

Used Porsche = Money pit. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Found Captain Obvious.

[@gambini1598]

But at least nice money-pit😂

[@MrSteewped]

That's why I own a Toyota

[@romeoalphafoxtrot9517]

Heck yea! Let's see you fix the Panamera! That's a nice car! I like it!

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

This makes me miss my panamerica the PDK was awesome

[@Nirbengal-yh1jm]

amazing videos, thank you so much. Im literally jealous when im watching people who knows how to diagnose cars problems and fix them. much love

[@birddawg1568]

I would like to see you fix the Porsche. Considering current car prices, new & used vehicles of all types are nearly out of reach for the average person. I would not mind a series focused on turning this budget luxury car into a nice, comfortable, reliable daily driver within reason. I need to put brakes on my 13 yr old C-class without breaking the bank. Some of what you mentioned about the cost of the Porsche pads & rotors peaked my curiosity interest & I would like to see a shade tree mechanic brake job replacing rotors & pads. Love the videos

[@petrirantavalli859]

One of the most expensive surprise items for older cars has to be the Xenon headlamp's height adjuster, it's sensor that has two arms and sits near the rear suspension, so basically a simple potentiometer with 2 swing arms. The prices however go depending on the car model and maker between $700 and $25 depending on how the stars have aligned. For my Nissan Maxima dealer wanted to have an eye watering $500 but I found a new OEM part for "only" $300 obviously for a reason these sensors are rarer then a rocking horse's apple in the junk yard.

[@shahzain3508]

My cousin has a 2010 Porsche panamera turbo (not s) and even after nearly 15 years it is sooo fast. In any seat you feel as if you are sitting in a space ship with the clicky buttons and the seating position. Overall awesome car.

[@roddizon2242]

Go ahead I want to see an old Porsche ride perfect, like I do with my old Hondas, I just keep repairing them to perfection.

[@pnojazz]

Sounds like it’s running real smooth! Great job!❤

[@roninnyc1130]

I want you to continue working on the Panamera just recently brought mine back from Georgia. You teaching me a lot about my car.🥃

[@stevevarga8621]

Yes, please continue. I’m enjoying this topic.

[@gipstetz6720]

Do it all. What a great daily. Love the vid. Let's see more.

[@mikeealy4033]

I'm loving the coverage of the Panamera. I have no interest in the Camaro but I would probably watch because I enjoy your videos. I replaced my high pressure fuel pump in my Cayenne with an OEM unit, not too bad. It's much easier than replacing the valve cover gaskets. Maybe try the remanufactured unit. I would love to see you replace the bump stops too.

[@BorisTerekidi]

I had a high pressure fuel pump fail on my Cayenne (V6), the dealer wanted $950 for the part. I found the part on Amazon (not OEM) for under $200. Worked just fine :)

[@theozgarage8553]

I'd vote to keep the Panamera as a daily. I also just nabbed a mechanically totaled one too but in worse shape. Currently dealing with a failed PDK. Keep an eye out with yours being a higher milage one too, from my research I see that the distance sensor is a common failure point in them.

[@doingyamom]

Be careful with over tightening the oil pan bolts, I believe they’re torque to yield which means they are made of aluminum and they stretch when tightened which is why you were able to tighten them so much more

[@charlesdobrovolny7059]

The noise over bumps is likely the front suspension bushings. The upper control arms come as a unit. Replace the bushings in the front lower control arms, FCPeuro has a kit. Don’t buy the ones on rockauto, they’re junk. Also change the links and bushings on the sway bar. I tried the aftermarket stuff and it didn’t last 20k miles.

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

I think there's only a few hours left in the Porsche, might as well finish it and enjoy driving it! Can't wait to see the Camaro get going though!!

[@ingresswizard9044]

Sam you are missing a part on the Engine Mounts. Take a look at your video for the Drivers side and Passenger Side and you will see there is another damper mounted to the top of the mount. You will see clean screw holes on the passengers side where it is mounted. The drivers side has the piece installed.

[@MichaelDesRosiers-xk6dz]

Love to see you complete your he Panamera. Plus would love to know what’s the latest on the DBS

[@booyakashaboy7250]

Let's see panamera finished Sam. But I find it hard to believe that a fuel pump sourced from another German vehicle couldn't be made to work or an aftermarket. I really like it when you get all MacGyver and stuff. 😎

[@paulsteklenski4127]

Just found your channel, you are a master at this, I've started binge watching your videos, great work!

[@andriimartynov83]

Yes, please continue working on Panamera! Turn it into perfection.

[@franzgutowski2980]

Finish it Sam, get rid of the Kumhos too. A clean up/detail video would be nice, a video or two on doing the fuel pump, then a final wrap. Would make a good series.

[@gorovidmay5483]

Hey Sam, I really like that Porsche, it seems like it deserves to be prettied and fixed up. It has my vote.

[@amaiorano67]

Yes please do the whole car !!! I wanted a porsche for a long time . And I think this is the model I can get for the ch3apest and hopefully keep her running and driving for a while . I'd like to see u fix all th3 common failure parts .

[@owainjohns2815]

fix it up! and put kickass speaker / amp init, with anti smash window film and tracker and Clifford alarm with remote start and air horns ;)

[@mnztr1]

I gotta say, you made me think about buying one. Its such a nice interior and a generally superb car.

[@1983devill]

love the panamera videos. was just looking to buy one

[@uselessDM]

The dealer probably doesn't take the engine out either if they don't have to, they can (or must according to Porsche) still charge you the whole booktime anyway. So their profit at $300 an hour is probably astronomical for certain jobs.

[@Serg_R]

For sure continue on the Panamera! I imagine it getting a detail wash and used as a daily

[@newclearly]

You overhauled the timing chain in a field. Is repairing the rest even a legitimate question at this point? The answer is YES.